Attendance: Call 253-5250, Extension 6 Please report absences by 8:45am each morning that your child is absent. Please spell the child’s name beginning with last name, first name, include room number, reason for absence and your relation to the child. EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL — ALL Students are dismissed at 2:00pm. Pre-Pay for CUSD Lunches at Titan School Solutions (Titan) You can make payments and view your student’s account balance online by going to https://family.titank12.com/ Homework: Homework may be requested if your child has been absent a minimum of 2 days. Please call before 9:00am to request and pick up the homework after 3:00pm. Supervision begins at 8:15am. Children are not to arrive at school alone before 8:15am. To email Staff: lastname_firstname@cusdk8.org

REGNART REPORTER Principal: Thien Hua Regnart Elementary Superintendent: Dr. Craig Baker 1170 Yorkshire Drive Board of Education: Lori Cunningham Cupertino, CA 95014 Sylvia Leong Phone: 408-253-5250 Jerry Liu Fax: 408-253-2604 Satheesh Madhathil Phyllis Vogel www.cusdk8.org/regnart Volume LVI June 6, 2019 Issue 15

INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

• Principal’sMessage• PTAAnnouncements• HomeSchoolConnection• StaffAppreciationWeek• BikeSkillsWorkshop• MessagefromtheLibrarian

UPCOMING EVENTS June 7 Last Day of School – Dismissal @ 11:50am

2019-20 School Year August 15 First Day of School August 23 PTA Ice Cream Social @ 5:00pm August 29 Back to School Night @ 6:00pm September 2 No School – Labor Day *For up-to-the-minute info, sync your phone with the Regnart Calendar.

Dear Regnart Families, It has been a wonderful school year with all of you! As I reflect on the end of the year and the beginning of summer, there’s so much to be grateful for as we celebrate another year of growth and learning. You have been a wonderful part of our community and I have been grateful to have been your principal these past seven years. Our school is at a wonderful place with learning, caring, and generosity. Students, parents, and staff continue to learn more about each other and have added value to our school community. Thank you for taking care of our students and helping them with the many experiences we have given them through your generous donation of time and resources. Thanks to our staff for keeping our students safe and motivating them to learn on their edge. Your commitment to each other is admirable and I know Regnart will continue to be a great place for kids! Planning for next year has been in full gear over the past few weeks. We are continuing to search and support new after school opportunities for next year. Look inside this Reporter for a new robotics class and a continuing program for science in the Fall. There are plans to run another musical production in the Fall so keep your eyes open for new opportunities. Thank you once again for making Regnart a great place for our students, families and staff. Continue to look out for one another and look forward to what you can accomplish together! With the warmest of regards,

Thien Hua Regnart Principal

PTA Announcements

The Regnart PTA is here to support your children and your family throughout the school year. You can reach us anytime at regnartPTA@gmail.com or www.regnartpta.org. ● Please see the attached flyers for clubs upcoming in the 2019-2020

school year! Your PTA is hard at work to provide you with valuable options for before and after-school enrichment for your child, so be sure to take advantage of these!

● 18 Regnart students participated in the Elementary Science Olympiad Competition at Milpitas High School on Saturday, May 25. It was a fun day for the kids, and it was a great learning experience. Students enjoyed both the learning environment required and the teamwork! Though we did not expect any team award, we were PROUD to win 3rd place as a team! Roadrunners also won 12 (top 4) medals out of 20 events we participated. Way to go Regnart Team and a huge thank you to our parent volunteers who made this happen!

● 2019 - 2010 Reflections Theme The National PTA’s Reflections program is 50 years old, and it has helped students use their creativity to express themselves in original works along a theme. The theme for 2019 - 2020 Reflections program is Look Within. Please encourage your child to participate in any of these available arts categories: -Dance Choreography -Film Production, Literature -Music Composition -Photography -Visual Arts. Our Regnart deadline comes shortly after school starts in the early October time frame. The age categories include Primary (K - 2nd grades) and Intermediate (3th - 5th grades). At the end of the year, the art work and photography are displayed at the art show. For the details on the rules for each category, please see the link to the California

State PTA Reflections Rules: General Reflections Rules | California State PTA

● Math Kangaroo is an international competition that encourages students to learn mathematics by presenting them with problems that are interesting and by rewarding their efforts. It was started in the 1980's by Peter O’Halloran, an Australian mathematician and teacher. Regnart PTA has been a proud supporter of Math Kangaroo for the last 3 years. Regnart students were able to participate thanks to the effort of Subacini Balakrishnan and other parent volunteers! In 2019, we had 120 student participants registered at our test center! Congratulations to the following Regnart students who earned top 20 scores at their level nationally and top 3 scores in state. Award ceremony will take place on Thursday June 6 from 8:00-8:20am at the Flex Lab.

National Grade Name 3 Larry Zhao 3 Akshatha Arunkumar 4 Ananya Kotla 4 Angela Poon 4 Derek Wang 4 William Liu4 Rehan Babu 4 Audrey Yin

State Grade Name 4 Audrey Yin4 Rehan Babu

● Join the Regnart Elementary PTA on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/287440771732304/

• Please have a SAFE, RELAXING, and WONDERFUL summer and we will see you in August!

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Home&SchoolWorking Together for School Success CONNECTIONMay 2019

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Being neighborly Show your child how

neighbors can depend on each other. If a package is delivered on a rainy day and the family isn’t home, she could write a note saying she’s holding it for them. Or if someone leaves headlights on, knock on their door together to let the person know.

Everyday researchSharpen your youngster’s research skills by challenging him to use them for practical purposes. Say he wants a pet or wonders why he needs to go to bed on time. Ask him to look into what being a pet owner would require or how sleep affects kids.

Growing up As your child approaches puberty, she might compare herself to others. Explain that everyone develops at their own pace. The tallest person in her class right now may not be tallest in a few months. Good hygiene can boost confidence, so discuss routines like showering and using deodorant.

Worth quoting“It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau

Q: Why do bees hum?

A: Because they forget the words!

Summer learning traditions Your child has spent the entire

school year learning new things. Help him hang onto that knowledge, and learn even more, by starting summer traditions like these.

STEM OlympicsBoost your young-

ster’s STEM skills with a series of household engineering competi-tions. For the first contest, each person could build a catapult with craft sticks and rubber bands. See whose catapult can launch a ball the farthest. Next, maybe family members will compete to engineer a boat that carries the most pennies without sinking.

Family celebrationsHave your child use math to plan

special events, such as an Independence Day cookout. Give him a budget, and let him look through grocery and dollar store flyers for the best prices on ingredients and supplies. He should list items and prices, and add up the total. Next, perhaps he’ll host a National Ice Cream Day party

on July 21 or a back-to-school celebration the last weekend of summer break.

Reading palsFor a fun way to stay in touch—and

practice reading—help your youngster find a relative to be his reading pal. Maybe he and his grandfather will take turns reading chapters of a novel via video chat. Or record a video of your youngster reading a book to send to a younger cousin. The little one can do the same to show her big cousin how she’s learning to read.♥

Let’s limit screen time

For a healthier body and mind, your youngster needs to fill her days with something other than screen time. Here’s how to encourage physical activity and real-life interactions:

● Decide on a daily screen time limit that is right for your family. Then, create rules to enforce the limit, such as “Play outside every day” and “Screen time ends at least one hour before bedtime.”

● Be a role model by putting away devices yourself. For example, avoid using your phone when you’re talking to or playing with your youngster. Or turn off the TV, and announce that it’s time for a walk together.♥

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Beyond please and thank you

Whether your child is at home, in public, or at someone else’s house, using good manners shows respect for others. Consider these tips.

Acknowledge visitors. Explain how to welcome guests. If your youngster is playing a game and people visit, she should stop and chat.

Likewise, let her know to acknowledge when they leave by walking them to the door and saying goodbye.

Share public spaces. When you use an escalator, you might say to your child, “We’re standing on the right side. The left side is for walking.” Or while waiting for the elevator, you could tell her, “Let’s step back so people can get off before we get on.”

Answer politely. “Would you like pretzels or grapes?” When your child is offered options at someone else’s home, she may think it’s good manners to reply, “Either one.” Point out that it’s more helpful for the host if she says what she wants. (“I’d like grapes, thank you.”)♥

What’s in the newspaper?

A newspaper brings plenty of learning opportunities to your youngster’s door-step. Take advantage of the paper with these activities.

Alphabet grab bag Let your child cut out individual let-

ters from headlines and use them to spell as many words as possible. He might also make sentences using upper-case and lowercase letters.

Comic reliefYour youngster

can put events in a logical sequence with this idea. Cut out comic strip panels, mix them up, and ask him to arrange them in the right order. For a bigger challenge, mix up panels from several comic strips for him to sort and put in order.

Picture thisHave your child practice critical think-

ing. Cut out a newspaper photograph and show it to him without the caption or article. Can he figure out what the arti-cle is about? He could write a caption for the photo, then read the article to see if his caption makes sense.♥

Musical experiences Q: My daughter loves music class in school. She said she’ll miss it this

summer. Any ideas for “music class” at home?

A: It’s great that your child likes music. In addition to bringing lifelong enjoyment, music can improve math and language skills by helping her recognize patterns and build vocabulary.

Luckily, music is everywhere. Explore styles by listening to different radio sta-tions in the car. Or let her ask your smart speaker to play everything from rock and jazz to classical and bluegrass. Encourage your daughter to discover favorite genres and songs and to sing and clap along.

If your community has a summer concert series, plan to attend a few shows together. She’ll get to see and hear a variety of instruments—not only guitars and drums, but perhaps banjos, bagpipes, or accordions.

Also, check the parks and recreation department for low-cost music classes. Maybe she’ll learn to read music, sing harmonies, or even play the ukulele.♥

Appreciating teachers During a recent

PTA meeting, par-ents were brainstorming low-cost gift ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week May 6–10. I wanted my son Aiden to recognize what his teachers do for him, so I wrote down the suggestions for him to choose from.

My son decided to put candy, pencils, and sticky notes into a jar for his class-room teacher. On the pad’s

top note, he wrote, “Thank you for teaching me to write!” Since his art teacher’s favorite color is yellow, he’s

making her a yellow-themed goody bag with dollar store items—including highlighters with a note saying, “You shine bright!”

Aiden is enjoying putting together the gifts. He can’t wait to hand them out and express his appreciation.♥

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